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Get the facts, and then decide. By Denise Dunbar March 25, 2015 Plans are in the works to fix Georgia’s failing schools, or are they?  Seems like the more information that’s released about a new piece of legislation that’s progressing at the state capitol, the more confused some people become. Governor Nathan Deal calls it […]

Friday – March 20, 2015 WHAT- Concerned Clergy and Activists speak out against Education Bill WHO-  Rev. Frank Brown, President of Concerned Black Clergy Dr. Verdaillia Turner, President of the Georgia Federation of Teachers Concerned Parents WHEN-  Friday, March 20, 2015, 12:30 pm WHERE-  Georgia Capitol Rotunda   Sunday –  March 22, 2015 WHAT-  Church […]

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  Join REEC & The Ho 107.9 Hotshots This Friday March 20th at Therrell High School to help raise uniforms for students in need. You know the celebrities will be in the building including Bandit Gang Marco, We Are Toonz and Hot 107.9’s own REEC! Therrell High  School @ 4pm 3099 Panther Trl., SW Atlanta, […]

This Saturday Help Tri Cities raise scholarship funds for students in need as they have a Alumni Basketball Game. Tri Cities High School: 2575 Harris St, East Point, GA 30344 Women Game Vs. Doug HS Alumni- 5:30pm Men GAme Vs Doug HS Alumni – 7:30

“The day they bled for your vote” By Denise Dunbar Millions of people are getting ready to mark the 50 year anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama. That’s the day marked in history as the day that hundreds of civil rights marchers and advocates were brutally attacked by Alabama State Troopers. They were attempting […]

GABEO’S 45TH Annual Winter Conference “Where Do We Go From Here” (CHAOS OR COMMUNITY….DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.) February 27– March 1, 2015 Hosts: The City of Douglasville 6700 Church Street Douglasville, GA  30134 678-715-6094     GABEO (Georgia Association of Elected Black Officials) is focusing its winter conference on explosive and relevant topics such […]

By Diane Larche’ Celebrating Our Heritage, Our History: Saluting African Americans in the Arts is the theme of the annual Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Heritage Dinner set for Thursday, February 26 at the Georgia World Congress Center, 7 p.m. in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom. Hosted by Actor Comedian Chris Tucker and Fox TV News Anchor […]

  WHAT: Historic Summit of Iconic and Emerging Civil Rights Leaders   WHEN: Sunday, February 15, 2015 – 6:00pm ET   WHERE: Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2174 M.L. King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310   WHY: To establish a new, modern and relevant national organization to address burgeoning civil and human rights challenges facing this generation. […]

Bus Pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama Sunday, March 8, 2015 Leaving Atlanta 6:00 a.m. Return 9:00 p.m. Retrace the steps of the historic march from Brown Chapel AME Church to Edmund Pettus Bridge   WHY: To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March To preserve and make permanent the Voting Rights Act of […]

Calling all Teens 12-18!!! The Clayton County Library System would like for you to participate in this year’s Teen “Video Oratorical Contest.” We are looking for the best and the brightest  orators, public speakers, essayist, thinkers, and leaders of the next generation.  We want you to send us your video delivering your original speech on […]